<p>President-elect Joe Biden has launched a new Twitter handle to build his following before taking command of White House accounts on&nbsp;Inauguration Day.</p>

<p>Biden's account has just one tweet and it has already been verified by social networking platform Twitter.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Folks — This will be the account for my official duties as President. At 12:01 PM on January 20th, it will become <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>. Until then, I'll be using <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a>. And while you're here, follow <a href="https://twitter.com/FLOTUSBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FLOTUSBiden</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SenKamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenKamalaHarris</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SecondGentleman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecondGentleman</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Transition46?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Transition46</a>.</p>
— President-elect Biden (@PresElectBiden) <a href="https://twitter.com/PresElectBiden/status/1349918127413407747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p>Twitter&nbsp;Inc on Thursday said it will transfer institutional White House&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;accounts to Biden administration when the US&nbsp;President-elect swears in on January 20.</p>

<p>Twitter&nbsp;said it will facilitate the transfer of institutional White House&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;accounts including, @WhiteHouse, @POTUS, @VP, @FLOTUS, and @PressSec, adding those accounts will not automatically retain the followers from the prior administration.</p>

<p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;the Trump administration’s&nbsp;@POTUS&nbsp;account will be publicly archived as @POTUS45, just as the Obama administration’s account was archived as&nbsp;@POTUS44.</p>

<p>Earlier,&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday that banning President Donald Trump from its social media platform after last week's violence at the U.S. Capitol was the "right decision," but said it sets a dangerous precedent.</p>

<p>San Francisco-based&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;last week removed Trump's account, which had 88 million followers, citing the risk of further violence following the storming of the Capitol by supporters of the president.</p>

<p>Trump's refusal to accept any responsibility for the horrifying scenes on January 6 has infuriated allies and opponents alike.</p>


President-elect Joe Biden has launched a new Twitter handle to build his following before taking command of White House accounts on Inauguration Day. Biden's account has just one tweet and it has already been verified by social networking platform Twitter.

President-elect Joe Biden has launched a new Twitter handle to build his following before taking command of White House accounts on Inauguration Day. Biden's account has just one tweet and it has already been verified by social networking platform Twitter. Folks — This will be the account for my official duties as President. At 12:01 PM on January 20th, it will become @POTUS. Until then, I'll be using @JoeBiden. And while you're here, follow @FLOTUSBiden @SenKamalaHarris @SecondGentleman and @Transition46. — President-elect Biden (@PresElectBiden) January 15, 2021 × Twitter Inc on Thursday said it will transfer institutional White House Twitter accounts to Biden administration when the US President-elect swears in on January 20. Twitter said it will facilitate the transfer of institutional White House Twitter accounts including, @WhiteHouse, @POTUS, @VP, @FLOTUS, and @PressSec, adding those accounts will not automatically retain the followers from the prior administration. Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s @POTUS account will be publicly archived as @POTUS45, just as the Obama administration’s account was archived as @POTUS44. Earlier, Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday that banning President Donald Trump from its social media platform after last week's violence at the U.S. Capitol was the "right decision," but said it sets a dangerous precedent. San Francisco-based Twitter last week removed Trump's account, which had 88 million followers, citing the risk of further violence following the storming of the Capitol by supporters of the president. Trump's refusal to accept any responsibility for the horrifying scenes on January 6 has infuriated allies and opponents alike.

Verified in one tweet: Joe Biden launches new Twitter handle to build following before taking command of White House

<p>Presidency of Donald Trump, at least on Twitter, seems to be coming to an end as the social media giant has decided to hand over the POTUS (President Of The United States) Twitter account to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>, irrespective of how <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;reacts to his loss.</p>

<p>As per the announcement, Twitter will be handing over the account to the President-elect immediately after he is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States in January.</p>

<p><strong>Also read|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/dont-be-embarrassing-czech-president-asks-donald-trump-to-step-down-344233" hreflang="en">'Don't be embarrassing': Czech President asks Donald Trump to step down</a></strong></p>

<p>The decision has been taken by Twitter after <strong>Donald Trump&nbsp;</strong>has consistently refused to acknowledge <strong>Joe Biden's</strong>&nbsp;historic win&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/us-election">US election</a>, with several reports claiming the outgoing President will not be willing to give up his position of power.</p>

<p>Twitter spokesperson Nick Pacilio told a local media channel that&nbsp;the company is "actively preparing to support the transition of White House institutional Twitter accounts on January 20th, 2021."</p>

<p>The handover will take place immediately after the swearing-in ceremony in January, and the accounts '<strong>@POTU</strong>S', '<strong>@FLOTUS</strong>' and '<strong>@VP</strong>' — including several other official accounts — will be handed over to the Biden administration. All old, existing tweets will be archived, and the new administration will start a new chapter with a basic count of zero tweets.</p>

<p><strong>Also read|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-elections-results-2020-joe-biden-wins-georgia-after-recount-says-state-election-official-344393" hreflang="en">US elections results 2020: Joe Biden wins Georgia after recount, says state election official</a></strong></p>

<p>"As we did for the presidential transition in 2017, this process is being done in close consultation with the National Archives and Records Administration," Twitter&nbsp;said.</p>

<p>While the decision has been appreciated by many, some believe this action will not stop Trump from tweeting "FAKE NEWS" as the reality TV star mainly uses his personal Twitter account '<strong>@realDonaldTrump</strong>', whose 88 million followers dwarf @POTUS's 32 million. has more than 88.9 million followers, as compared to @POTUS's&nbsp;32.8 million followers.</p>

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<p>Social media users are hoping that the @POTUS account will now be used for more purposes rather than simply re-tweeting Donald Trump's personal account's tweets.</p>

<p>Twitter and Trump have not been on good terms for a while now, with Twitter slapping warning labels on almost all of trump's recent tweets, and Trump alleging the <strong>Jack Dorsey</strong>'s company of bias against Republicans.</p>


Presidency of Donald Trump, at least on Twitter, seems to be coming to an end as the social media giant has decided to hand over the POTUS (President Of The United States) Twitter account to Joe Biden, irrespective of how Donald Trump reacts to his loss.

Presidency of Donald Trump, at least on Twitter, seems to be coming to an end as the social media giant has decided to hand over the POTUS (President Of The United States) Twitter account to Joe Biden, irrespective of how Donald Trump reacts to his loss. As per the announcement, Twitter will be handing over the account to the President-elect immediately after he is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States in January. Also read| 'Don't be embarrassing': Czech President asks Donald Trump to step down The decision has been taken by Twitter after Donald Trump has consistently refused to acknowledge Joe Biden's historic win in the US election, with several reports claiming the outgoing President will not be willing to give up his position of power. Twitter spokesperson Nick Pacilio told a local media channel that the company is "actively preparing to support the transition of White House institutional Twitter accounts on January 20th, 2021." The handover will take place immediately after the swearing-in ceremony in January, and the accounts '@POTUS', '@FLOTUS' and '@VP' — including several other official accounts — will be handed over to the Biden administration. All old, existing tweets will be archived, and the new administration will start a new chapter with a basic count of zero tweets. Also read| US elections results 2020: Joe Biden wins Georgia after recount, says state election official "As we did for the presidential transition in 2017, this process is being done in close consultation with the National Archives and Records Administration," Twitter said. While the decision has been appreciated by many, some believe this action will not stop Trump from tweeting "FAKE NEWS" as the reality TV star mainly uses his personal Twitter account '@realDonaldTrump', whose 88 million followers dwarf @POTUS's 32 million. has more than 88.9 million followers, as compared to @POTUS's 32.8 million followers. × Social media users are hoping that the @POTUS account will now be used for more purposes rather than simply re-tweeting Donald Trump's personal account's tweets. Twitter and Trump have not been on good terms for a while now, with Twitter slapping warning labels on almost all of trump's recent tweets, and Trump alleging the Jack Dorsey's company of bias against Republicans.

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